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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. denies request for Puerto Rico shipping waiver
Our dependence on fossil fuel imports by sea is hampering the restoration of services, said Juan Declet-Barreto, an energy expert at the nonprofit group the Union of Concerned Scientists. The refusal to allow the waiver is raising fears on the island that they are going to be left behind in this disaster.
[link:http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-maria-puertorico-shipping/u-s-denies-request-for-puerto-rico-shipping-waiver-idUSKCN1C12UI?il=0|
Delmette2.0
(4,169 posts)To make Puerto Rico energy independent. Every new building should be equipped with solar panels and small windmills.
Seriously, why rebuild an infrastructure that can be so easily disrupted.
Same with Florida
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)The issue isn't enough ships. Reading the article, I agree with decision.
Delmette2.0
(4,169 posts)Our dependence on fossil fuel imports by sea is hampering the restoration of services,
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)Imagine if every home had solar panels. Many would be damaged after the storm, but there would be some power even in remote areas.
Now is a chance to rebuild using solar.
Kaleva
(36,342 posts)procon
(15,805 posts)Its an outdated relic from WWI that was intended to enshrine America as a nation of shipbuilders and seamen. The deck is stacked for US shipping businesses to profit off of the disaster in Puerto Rico. Since consumers must import everything, how much of their limited funds are going to be diverted to pay the higher cost of US shipping? Congress could have waived the law and let competition drive down the price... you know, something like that free market capitalism we keep hearing about, instead US citizens are the victims of legal price gouging.
http://reason.com/blog/2017/09/25/hey-congress-if-you-really-want-to-help
superpatriotman
(6,252 posts)Exactly?